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dravidious · 8 months ago

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I rest my case.

Fuckin BULLSHIT the one on the right is way better you only need 1 stroke to draw it!

Speaking of some things being objectively better than others for very important reasons, I booted up my brother’s old copy of Hyrule Warriors yesterday and tried to get A-ranks in the adventure mode, only to gradually realize just how important the level-up system is, meaning that no matter how good you are, the only way to have a chance of getting A-ranks on the later stages is to grind until the enemies don’t take 5 whole minutes each to kill.

Then I ranted to myself in my room about how Ultrakill’s P-ranks are way better

#asks #what kind of legend of zelda game has a fucking level up system?#the game already has 3 other progression systems to make you more powerful #why include a level up system? in a zelda game?#have i ranted about my hatred of number inflation/number-go-up progression on tumblr before?#because i REALLY hate when a perfectly good game has a level up system slapped onto it for no reason #especially this one!#why am i being punished for using a character that i don't play very often?!#absolute nonsense #and when i was playing and trying to a-rank a level i kept getting closer and closer to doing it #and i was like 'yes i'm doing it i'm learning the level and mastering my character!'#'now that i know my character better i'm killing the enemies so much faster! :D'#no. it was just because my numbers were going up :(#'We added a progression system.'#ruined a perfectly good game is what you did. look at it it's got a treadmill attached #some games actually USE their level up systems #pokemon uses it for evolution and to teach new moves #i still don't like the number inflation aspect but at least it's SOMETHING #and Tunic has you finding offerings in hidden treasure chests and choosing how you spend your currency #but hyrule warriors? nothing. it just boosts your health and damage #which i repeat: THERE ARE OTHER PROGRESSION SYSTEMS IN THE GAME THAT ALREADY DO THAT #except you actually have some control over those ones #you get heart containers by finding treasure and getting a-ranks #and you get better weapons by getting loot from enemies and getting a-ranks #and there's ALSO the badge system which does a whole bunch of Stuff #i swear the only reason to have the level up system is to artificially extend the playtime #i guess there might be a skill barrier because the other progression methods require a-ranks #but forcing less-skilled players to spend hours grinding to get up to the level of better players is NOT the solution

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